The new information order
Where do you turn when you have a problem? Family and friends? Experts? Internet searches? Libraries?
We asked those and a variety of other questions on a recent survey and found some surprising things.
Where do you turn when you have a problem? Family and friends? Experts? Internet searches? Libraries?
We asked those and a variety of other questions on a recent survey and found some surprising things.
People who have faced one of several common government-related problems in the past two years are more likely to consult the internet than other sources, including experts and family members.
There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a full Weekly News Index report for December 23-28, 2007. PEJ is, however, making the data available.
"Despite the long-running and intense political contests for their attention, seven-in-ten likely voters in Iowa's caucuses say they still find the campaign interesting, compared with 57% of likely voters in New Hampshire, 48% in South Carolina and 45% nationally.
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Some 57% of Hispanic registered voters now say they are Democrats or lean Democratic while just 23% align with the Republican Party -- a 34-percentage-point gap in partisan affiliation.
Nearly nine-in-ten second generation Latinos in the U.S. say they can carry on a conversation in English very well compared with only 23% of first-generation adult Latinos.
Two-thirds of all African Americans report that discrimination is commonly encountered when blacks apply for a job (67%), a view shared by only 20% of whites and 36% of Hispanics.
That's the small proportion of Pakistanis who say they support America's anti-terror campaign; nearly six-in-ten oppose it.
Prior to the Bhutto Assassination, Public Opinion Was Increasingly Opposed to Terrorism